,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,inflation        
,reduction ,act of #bjbb to repeal      
restrictions on onshore wind and solar4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,comprehensive ,legislation for 
,expanding and ,advancing               
,nonrestrictive ,energy ,act or the     
,,clean ,energy ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of   
onshore wind and solar leasing          
restrictions  7a7 ,limitation on        
issuance of certain leases or           
rights-of-,way ,section #ejbfe7;b7 of   
,public ,law #aag-afi 7commonly known as
 the ,inflation ,reduction ,act of      
#bjbb7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjf7;b77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking this ,act in 
the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 and 

all that follows through the ,secretary 
may in paragraph 7#b7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and         
inserting this ,act1 the ,secretary may2
 and  7#b7 by redesignating             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as          
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively1 
and indenting appropriately4  7b7       
,conforming amendments ,section #ejbfe  
of ,public ,law #aag-afi 7commonly known
 as the ,inflation ,reduction ,act of   
#bjbb7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjf7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7a7 and inserting the following3  7a7   
,definition of offshore lease sale ,in  
this section1 the term offshore lease   
sale means an oil and gas lease sale--  
7#a7 that is held by the ,secretary in  
accordance with the ,outer ,continental 
,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca 
et seq472 and  7#b7 that1 if any        
acceptable bids have been received for  
any tract offered in the lease sale1    
results in the issuance of a lease4  2  
and  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking

 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of4